Tell me again, Florida curriculum, about how being a slave was a good thing. About how it had positives.
Spartan2470 on September 16th, 2023 at 12:33 UTC »
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McPherson & Oliver; photographers. [The Scourged Back.] Albumen photograph, 3½ x 2 inches, on original mount with photographer's backmark; minimal foxing, minor wear, inked period inscription on verso. Baton Rouge, LA, circa 1863 One of the most iconic images of slavery. After repeated beating and whippings at a Louisiana plantation, Gordon escaped from slavery and made his way to a Union camp at Baton Rouge, where he joined the army as a private. A camp photographer took a series of photographs which graphically demonstrated the brutality he had endured. Three were engraved for the 4 July 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly, where a variant of this image ran over the caption "Gordon Under Medical Inspection." This example is on the original photographers' mount. It is the less commonly seen of three very similar poses, distinguishable by the visible chair back and by Gordon's chin slightly hidden behind his shoulder. The original owner of this carte-de-visite inscribed it on verso: "Actual results of slavery in Louisiana (from the life)."
Scars of a whipped Mississippi slave, photo taken April 2, 1863, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Original caption: "Overseer Artayou Carrier whipped me. I was two months in bed sore from the whipping. My master come after I was whipped; he discharged the overseer. The very words of poor Peter, taken as he sat for his picture."
kylehanz on September 16th, 2023 at 11:16 UTC »
The fact he didn’t die from infections is incredible. Strong immune system. Heartbreaking.
el_pinata on September 16th, 2023 at 12:01 UTC »
Tell me again, Florida curriculum, about how being a slave was a good thing. About how it had positives.
Spartan2470 on September 16th, 2023 at 12:33 UTC »
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